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Cynips longiventris

Synonyms: Cynips similis; Cynips substituta (heterotypic); Spathegaster similis (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cynips is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. One of the best known is the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii), which induces characteristic spherical galls about two centimeters wide on the undersides of oak leaves. As of 2008, there are about 39 species in this genus.
View Wikipedia Record: Cynips longiventris

Infraspecies

Cynips longiventris f. agamic
Cynips longiventris f. longiventris
Cynips longiventris f. sexual

Prey / Diet

Quercus frainetto (Hungarian Oak)[1]
Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak)[1]
Quercus pubescens (Downy Oak)[1]
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0